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Me and my friend are creating a campaign between a SM battle company and a necron lord. Im trying to stray away from the cliche tomb world rising scenario and its been going pretty well. One thing is that what kind of fluffly military organizations do necrons usually run? Most lore sites say that they dont have them or that the necron lord dictates it. Thats perfectly fine as well but for SM, we have little formations or certain doctrines and necrons dont really seem to have any. IDK it shouldnt matter too much but I just want to know if there are any main ones, if there are some. Thanks for the input!

Well, the Codex gives us some idea based on the unit entries.

A Nemesor is a dynasty's military commander, serving under a Phaeron, who is the dynasty's overall ruler.

Lychguard are a Phaeron's personal guard, while Immortals are their Household Troops, professional soldiers. A particularly skilled Lychguard might be assigned as a personal bodyguard / champion, holding the rank of Vaargard.

Then you have the auxiliary troops - Warriors, including Tomb Blades, and Canopteks.

This implies a very Anglo-saxon type military organisation.

 Furyou Miko wrote:
Well, the Codex gives us some idea based on the unit entries.

A Nemesor is a dynasty's military commander, serving under a Phaeron, who is the dynasty's overall ruler.

Lychguard are a Phaeron's personal guard, while Immortals are their Household Troops, professional soldiers. A particularly skilled Lychguard might be assigned as a personal bodyguard / champion, holding the rank of Vaargard.

Then you have the auxiliary troops - Warriors, including Tomb Blades, and Canopteks.

This implies a very Anglo-saxon type military organisation.

When you say Anglo-Saxon I keep thinking about Pre-Norman England with its half-tribal warfare.

That actually isn't far from the truth. The Necrons *are* a very "tribal" society, in that each Dynasty pretty much hates every other Dynasty, and would wipe out the rulers and soldiers of said Dynasty, and then seize all the civilians they had and make them part of their own Dynasty, while at the same time seizing their holdings, such as their worlds.

Khonsu wrote:

When you say Anglo-Saxon I keep thinking about Pre-Norman England with its half-tribal warfare.

Well, good? That's pretty much what I meant.

 Furyou Miko wrote:

Khonsu wrote:

When you say Anglo-Saxon I keep thinking about Pre-Norman England with its half-tribal warfare.

Well, good? That's pretty much what I meant.

So you mean every Necron runs around with Necrodermis clubs and only Necron Lords/Officers have access to Bladed weaponry?
Oh wait never mind I got what you're saying from Psienesis' post.

We're talking about military organisation, not military supply and wargear. :p

Anyway, 'clubs' is a bit erroneous, anglo-saxons loved axes and spears.

The infantry are considered property. Unless you're an Immortal or higher in rank, you're basically considered part of the spoils of war, kind of like landed peasants in Saxon England.

Yeah there is fluff about how basic Warriors (and I assume all the Canoptek stuff too) are traded/sold/bought/given/etc as "supplies of war".

I believe Codex: Necrons even mentions one Dynasty conquering another, and then "boxing" all their rulers, while having all their Warriors, Crypteks and other sorts "rebranded" with the conquering Dynasty's symbols.